ACCEPT PEOPLE

A story is told about a s0ldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietn@m. He called his parents from San Francisco."Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me."Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him.""There's something you should know," the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.""I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.""No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.""Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco p0lice. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The p0lice believed it was suicide.The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!! There's a miracle called Friendship That dwells in the heart You don't know how it happens Or when it gets started But you know the special lift It always brings. And you realize that Friendship Is God's most precious gift!Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care....

SOMEONE WHO TELLS.....

One day Friendship & Love met one-another. Love asked Friendship -"Why do You exist if I'm there?" So Friendship said -"To give a Smile to those eyes in which You leave Tears."

YOU & I......

Together you and I

can reach stars in the sky

Together you and I

can touch rainbows if we try

Together you and I

can make the moon smile

together you and I

make heaven seem like a mile

Together you and I

can make the rain fall

Because our love is special

and together we have it all.

I MISSED YOU.....

Today I thought about you

and I realized something.

I felt like a part of me was missing,

and I discovered it was you.

We're so comfortable around each other,

and we don't have to think aboutwhat we say, or how we say it.

I missed that today.

I missed you.

I thought of the times when wekicked back,

shared our dreams, our hopes,

and plans ~ and you really listened.

I missed that today.

I missed you.

Remembering your smile,

and how you made me smile ~created a smile.

I love how being just who we are is enough.

I missed that today. I missed you.And so,

as you go through your busy day,

and I go through mine,

please know that you often cross my mind,

and I missed you today.

I missed you.

EYES & TEARS....

There was a blind girl who hated herself because of being blind.She hated everyone except her boyfriend.One day, the girl said that if she could only see the world,she would marry her boyfriend.One lucky day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her!Then she saw everything including her boyfriend....Her boyfriend then asked her,” Now that u can see, will youmarry me?"The girl was SHOCKED when she saw that her boyfriend wasblind!She said,” I am sorry but i can't marry you because u are blind."
Her boyfriend walked away with tears...
and said,
"Please just take care of my eyes...."